noun
mobile phone, cell phone
A2
Mobiltelefon is a neuter noun meaning mobile phone or cell phone. Plural: Mobiltelefone. Declension examples: das Mobiltelefon (nom), des Mobiltelefons (gen), den Mobiltelefonen (dat. pl). Formal term; in everyday German, Handy is far more common. No special prepositions or irregularities. Used with verbs like benutzen, anrufen, aufladen. Often.
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Mein Mobiltelefon liegt auf dem Tisch.
My mobile phone is on the table.
Die Lehrerin erklärte, dass das Mobiltelefon während der Prüfung ausgeschaltet bleiben musste, weil die Regeln streng waren.
The teacher explained that the mobile phone had to remain switched off during the exam because the rules were strict.
Mein Mobiltelefon ist neu.
My mobile phone is new.
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Picture a small handheld phone with 'Mobiltelefon' written on the screen.
mobile + telephone → mobile phone (very direct)
das → imagine a small neutral device inside a box labeled 'das'.
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Mobiltelefon is a more formal term; in everyday speech people often say 'Handy' (colloquial).